Korg
Korg is a comic book character that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83
Korg is a Kronan warrior from the planet Ria that becomes one of the Warbound.
History
Invasion of Earth
Korg was a member of the Kronan invasion fleet that came to Earth from a staging ground on one of Saturn's moons. Korg and his brother Margus were among the ground troops and unknowingly caused the awakening of Thor from his mortal host of Dr. Donald Blake. Korg's people were repelled by the might of Thor and retreated from Earth.
The ship responsible for bringing Korg and his fellow Kronans home had suffered damage to its warp drive, and they spent years searching for suitable technology to make repairs. Eventually, they came upon a Kree settlement and conquered it, allegedly leading to a massacre of the Kree population. With their ship repaired, they set off to their home planet of Ria. However, the ship was pulled into the Great Portal and never made it to its destination.
Planet Hulk
Implanted with an obedience disk, Korg was forced into becoming a gladiator in the Red King's arena. When Hulk crash landed on Sakaar he was put in the same cell as Korg. Korg and Hulk began forging a bond while battling side by side in the arena and later as a part of the Warbound trying to earn their freedom. During their challenges Korg had to kill his brother abd fellow Kronan survivors, who had become mindless beasts from the stresses of resisting their obedience disks. The trauma of having to kill his own brother would continue to haunt Korg.
After helping to defeat the Red King as well as liberating the people of Sakaar and returning the Spikes to space, Korg worked to restore Sakaar and rebuild what the Red King destroyed. After the destruction of Sakaar by the ship that Hulk arrived on, Korg and the rest of the Warbound forged weapons and plotted a course for Earth to make the members of the Illuminati for destroying the paradise on Sakaar that they worked so hard to build.
World War Hulk
Of all the Warbound, Korg was the most vocal against the savagery with which they assaulted the heroes of Earth. He did not subscribe to the philosophy of "never stop making them pay" that had gripped the minds of some of his fellow Warbound. However, his protests never went beyond voicing his concerns about how far they were taking things. His loyalty to Hulk was unwavering, and he was committed to going as far as the Hulk wanted to go.When it was revealed that it was Miek and not the Illuminati responsible for Sakaar's destruction, Korg tried to protect him from the Hulk's rage. Whatever had been done, they were still Warbound. But he couldn't hold back Hulk's rage or even No-Name's. It took Tony Stark's intervention to stop Hulk from killing everyone.
Korg fled with Hiroim, No-Name and Elloe into the sewers of New York after helping to repair the damage done to the city in their attack.
Aftersmash
While evading capture by S.H.I.E.L.D., Korg was teleporting to New Mexico along with his fellow Warbound and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Kate Waynesboro. The reasons for this became clear when the Leader revealed himself. He wanted access to Hiroim's Oldpower and used it to seal off the area with a dome of gamme radiation, declaring it Gammaworld. Korg decided that they would protect the lives of the trapped humans, despite being the target of the human's anger.When it seemed to be the only way to destroy the Leader's dome, Hiroim forced Korg to fight him. If he died, the connection to the Oldpower would be gone and the Leader's plans defeated. Korg was reluctant but eventually plunged his fist through Hiroim's torso. He told his dying friend of how his people would clasp their stone together in a river of lava and produce an offspring. Someday, he had hoped to have that honor with Hiroim. However, the plan to kill Hiroim did not succeed in halting the Leader's plans, so Hiroim fought on as long as he could with Korg. Soon, the leader was defeated and Hiroim passed away. Korg remained with his fellow Warbound, protecting the humans still trapped inside Gammaworld.
Powers
As a Kronan, Korg's entire body is made of craggy stone. Because of this he possesses super strength (100 tons) and is resistant to most physical damage. Korg has also demonstrated the ability to withstand extremes in temperature being able to survive exposure to molten lava.
Korg is a skilled fighter, having fought in both the Kronan army as well as spending some time in the Red King's battle arena and surviving. He is an experienced military strategist.
| Super Name: | Korg |
| Real Name: | None |
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| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Alien |
| 1st Appearance: | Journey into Mystery #83 |
| Appears in: | 59 issues |
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Planet Hulk
When it's decided that Hulk is too dangerous for the planet, Earth's mightiest heroes exile him to outer space.
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